The Union College Psychology Department Speaker Series and Honors Colloquium welcome
William Chopik, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Michigan State University
for a public lecture
From the Cradle to the Grave: Tracking the Antecedents and Consequences of Relational Development across the Lifespan
Thursday, October 9, 2025
12:45 - 1:50 PM • Karp 105
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
Lifespan development theories often postulate that social relationships are consequential for individuals over the entirety of their lives. However, most research will often test this idea in a piecemeal fashion—focusing primarily on early life or young adulthood. This talk provides a lifespan perspective for how relationships—and relational traits—change across the lifespan, with particular attention paid to how context may or may affect the malleability of these processes. Using cross-cultural, longitudinal, and archival data sources, I will provide attendees with a more holistic understanding of the conditions under which social characteristics change across the entirety of a person’s life—from the cradle to the grave.